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Grand Budapest Hotel actor refused on flight over turban in Mexico

AKIPRESS.COM - The Indian-American actor and designer Waris Ahluwalia, whose plane ticket was canceled because he refused to remove his turban, accepted an apology from Aeromexico. But he is not planning on leaving Mexico City until further steps are taken.

Ahluwalia was departing Mexico City this week, but the country's largest airline wouldn't let him board a flight home.

Ahluwalia, who is Sikh, said Aeromexico staff and security screeners told him Monday to buy a ticket on a different airline after he refused to remove the turban he wears as part of his faith.

Aeromexico offered an apology Tuesday, saying it "recognizes and is proud of the diversity of its passengers."

"We apologize to Mr. Waris Ahluwalia for the bad experience he went through with one of our security personnel," Aeromexico said in a statement. 

This morning in Mexico City I was told I could not board my @aeromexico flight to NYC because of my turban. #FearisanOpportunitytoEducate #humanrights #dignity #lovenotfear

Фото опубликовано Waris Ahluwalia (@houseofwaris)Фев 8 2016 в 5:58 PST

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